How common is the surname Jose?

10,697 people in the United States had the surname Jose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,863 Americans. It ranked 3,348th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jose?

Edward José, Belgian film director, actor (1865-1930), followed by Paulo José.

Where is the surname Jose most common?

Wikidata records people named Jose in Belgium and Brazil.

How do you pronounce Jose?

Jose is /hoʊˈzeɪ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Jose getting more or less common?

More common. 7,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,697 in 2010, up 45%.

Is Jose also a first name?

Yes. Jose is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jose

A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 10,697 people in the United States.

Pronounced /hoʊˈzeɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex J200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jose is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.

Jose is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,697 people named Jose in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,863 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,389.

#3,348

rank among US surnames

10,697

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+44.8%

change since 2000 (was #4,435)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,339	Millan	10,733	28,766
#3,340	Boehm	10,730	28,774
#3,341	Marr	10,724	28,790
#3,342	Drury	10,721	28,798
#3,343	Lennon	10,720	28,801
#3,344	March	10,719	28,804
#3,345	Horan	10,711	28,825

Who is named Jose

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

37% of people named Jose identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 15% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37%
Asian and Pacific Islander 37%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Joses

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward José
Belgian film director, actor (1865-1930)
Paulo José
Brazilian actor (1937-2021)

Notable Joses come mostly from Belgium (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Jose

Jose has the Soundex code J200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J200.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jose come from?: From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.
How common is the surname Jose?: 10,697 people in the United States had the surname Jose in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,863 Americans. It ranked 3,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jose?: In the 2010 Census, 37% of people named Jose identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 37% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Jose?: Edward José, Belgian film director, actor (1865-1930), followed by Paulo José.
Where is the surname Jose most common?: Wikidata records people named Jose in Belgium and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Jose?: Jose is /hoʊˈzeɪ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Jose?: Jose is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jose getting more or less common?: More common. 7,389 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,697 in 2010, up 45%.
Is Jose also a first name?: Yes. Jose is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.